Improved operating- bridle-blind



gt MW effil W A. SIMIS, OF BROOKLYN, E.'D., NEW YORK.

Lehm Palmi No. 85,406, dated December 29, 186s.

IMPROVED OPERATING BRIDLE-BLIND.

To all whom it ma/y concern:

Be it known that I,A. SIMIs,of Brooklyn,E. D.,Kings county, New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Operating Bridle-Blinds; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication.

The obj ect of this invention consists in so connectingv the blinds or blinkers of a bridle, by means of a forked rein, that by pulling on the said reinthe blinds or blinkers may be instantly brought over the horses eyes, and entirely shut oi his sight, as occasion may require, in the event of the horse running away, or otherwise becoming unmanageable. p

The construction -and operation will be understood v from the following description, reference being hadl to the accompanying drawing, which represents a perspective view of my operating bridle-blind, showing the samelas attached to the animal.

The letters A, in the accompanying drawing, represent the blinds or blinkers attaohed to the headstall of a bridle, in the usual manner; and on. the front edges' Athe control of the driver.

. The interior surfaces of the blinds or blinkers are padded on their outer edges, so as to form a central cavity, B, in order toprevent1 the said blinds or blinkers from pressing uponthe eye-balls of the animal, and also for the purpose of allowing the pad to adjust itself to the unevenness of the animals head, so as to shut oii his vision entirely.

The lines aa are attached to a single line, E, whichleads back to a suitable place in the vehicle, where it may be seized in a moment by the driver, should 4:the animal make an attempt to run away, &c.

Having described my invention,

l claim as new, and desire to seeure by Letters Patent- 1. The rein-line or cord E, with bifurcating parts a a, substantially as shownandv described, o'r the equivalent lthereof, for the purpose of pressing the blinds or blinkers, A, of a bridle upon and against the eyes of a horse,all` as and for the purpose set forth.v

2.' Padding the blinds of a bridle, to form a cavity,

'Brithesame, substantially as shown and described,

and fo'the pulpose specified.

3. Employing the vblinds of a bridle to shut off the sight of an animal, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

The above speciioation'of my invention signed by 'I 

